C Software Engineer Job Trends in the West Midlands

C Software Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median C Software Engineer salary in the West Midlands is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 211 184
Rank change year-on-year +49 -27 -
Permanent jobs requiring a C Software Engineer 2 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.059% 0.037% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% 0.040% 0.031%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £51,625 - -
25th Percentile £52,188 - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 - £50,000
75th Percentile £54,688 - £52,500
90th Percentile £54,875 - -
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,131 5,047 3,250
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 93.51% 95.11%
Number of salaries quoted 2,050 2,677 2,604
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £53,168 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.53% -4.17% -

C Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'C Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

C Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

C Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for C Software Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for C Software Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands

C Software Engineer
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing C Software Engineer within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Worcestershire - 2 £53,750 -
C Software Engineer
England

C Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, C Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring C Software Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) 3G
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded C++
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 2 (100.00%) Firmware
1 2 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 2 (100.00%) GPRS
1 2 (100.00%) GSM
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) MISRA
1 2 (100.00%) Modbus
1 2 (100.00%) RS-232
1 2 (100.00%) RS-485
1 2 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SSL
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Agile

C Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) 3G
1 2 (100.00%) GPRS
1 2 (100.00%) GSM
1 2 (100.00%) Modbus
1 2 (100.00%) RS-232
1 2 (100.00%) RS-485
1 2 (100.00%) SSL
1 2 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (100.00%) FreeRTOS
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 2 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C
1 2 (100.00%) C++
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded C++
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) MISRA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (100.00%) Firmware